Dan Rostecki didn’t catch what he was after while fishing from the Michigan City pier last Saturday, but he did haul in a state-record lake whitefish instead.
Farm advisor, fair leader Hartman passes in late March
Funeral services were conducted March 31 for La Salle County Farm Advisor Jeffrey M. Hartman, who died from cancer on March 27 at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago. Burial took place at St. Anthony Cemetery in Atkinson, Ill.
Hoosier is honored with 4-H volunteer excellence award
Jeremy Smith spent 10 years in 4-H growing up in northern Indiana but never received an award so prestigious as the one he now holds for his efforts as an adult 4-H volunteer.
After the recent Farm and Ranch Life edition on farm dogs, several readers let me know they felt their favorite animals, cats, were neglected. Does this mean cat aficionados want equal time with dog aficionados?
Need for fix to Ohio CAUV has landowners up in arms
At the recent 2015 Butler County Farm Bureau legislative meeting farmers were angry about what current agricultural use values (CAUV) has done to their taxes.
Southern wheat greening but profitability may be in the red
Wheat fields south of Interstate 70 benefited from late winter moisture, but low wheat prices mean growers will need above-average yields to approach breaking even at harvest.
Michigan wheat nutrient trials fail to produce decisive data
Researchers frequently experiment to find out which inputs or combination of inputs will yield the best crop. That is, basically, Kurt Steinke’s work. He’s an assistant professor of soil fertility and nutrient management at Michigan State University, and he recently presented findings of wheat nutrient trials he’s led. Steinke spoke at the Michigan Wheat Program’s annual grower meeting in March.
Ohio’s rules aimed at cutting down Lake Erie algae won’t be quick or complete fix
Ohio’s latest response to the toxic algae in Lake Erie that last year contaminated one of the state’s largest drinking water systems will put a stop to practices environmentalists have complained about for years.
